| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:36 | PHI | Simon Gagne Tip-In - Assists: V. Malakhov & A. Zhamnov |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 15:28 | NJD | Scott Gomez Tip-In - Assists: J. Bicek & S. Niedermayer |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:23 | PHI | Marcus Ragnarsson Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Leclair & M. Recchi |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:27 | PHI | Eric Weinrich served by Eric Weinrich : Holding - 2 min |
| 08:24 | NJD | Mike Rupp served by Mike Rupp : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 09:49 | PHI | Joni Pitkanen served by Joni Pitkanen : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 14:18 | PHI | Donald Brashear served by Donald Brashear : Boarding - 2 min |
| 14:18 | PHI | Donald Brashear served by Donald Brashear : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 14:18 | NJD | Sean Brown served by Sean Brown : Instigator - 2 min |
| 14:18 | NJD | Sean Brown served by Sean Brown : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 14:18 | NJD | Sean Brown served by Sean Brown : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:36 | PHI | Danny Markov served by Danny Markov : Delay of game - 2 min |
| 11:12 | PHI | John Leclair served by John Leclair : Holding - 2 min |
| 13:19 | NJD | Scott Niedermayer served by Scott Niedermayer : Slashing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NJD |
10 | 15 | 13 | 38 |
PHI |
7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (L) | 14 - 16 | 5 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 19 - 21 | 0.905 | 58:41 |
PHI |
42 R. Esche (W) | 30 - 31 | 7 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 37 - 38 | 0.974 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 23 S. Brown | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:57 |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:14 | 2:25 | 1:34 | 19:13 |
| 6 T. Albelin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 1:21 | 1:11 | 17:05 |
| 7 P. Martin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 20:24 | 5:12 | 0:49 | 26:25 |
| 9 J. Bicek | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:02 |
| 10 E. Rasmussen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:25 |
| 10 J. Madden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:49 | 0:03 | 2:38 | 17:30 |
| 16 J. Friesen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:03 | 3:42 | 0:00 | 15:45 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 13:09 | 3:19 | 0:00 | 16:28 |
| 38 J. Hrdina | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10:34 | 0:55 | 0:01 | 11:30 |
| 18 S. Brylin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:10 | 3:17 | 1:22 | 15:49 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:07 | 0:00 | 2:38 | 15:45 |
| 23 S. Gomez | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:42 | 4:49 | 0:00 | 18:31 |
| 27 T. Stevenson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 11:23 | 3:46 | 0:00 | 15:09 |
| 36 D. Hale | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:29 | 0:07 | 2:06 | 17:42 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:28 | 4:09 | 1:22 | 20:59 |
| 27 S. Niedermayer | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23:59 | 6:55 | 1:40 | 32:34 |
| 49 G. Marshall | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:50 |
PHI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 23 V. Malakhov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:20 | 0:52 | 3:17 | 19:29 |
| 3 M. Timander | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:06 | 0:33 | 1:44 | 16:23 |
| 8 K. Johnsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:07 | 3:20 | 3:40 | 25:07 |
| 28 M. Recchi | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:42 | 2:05 | 0:00 | 16:47 |
| 10 P. Sharp | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:16 | 0:07 | 0:53 | 14:16 |
| 10 J. Leclair | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14:50 | 2:05 | 0:43 | 17:38 |
| 33 T. Amonte | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 1:48 | 0:11 | 14:53 |
| 12 S. Gagne | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:14 | 1:48 | 2:19 | 15:21 |
| 13 C. Lapointe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6:36 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 8:04 |
| 92 B. Radivojevic | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:37 |
| 10 A. Zhamnov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:31 | 1:48 | 2:21 | 17:40 |
| 24 S. Kapanen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 | 0:07 | 3:00 | 17:55 |
| 26 M. Handzus | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:46 | 2:05 | 5:05 | 22:56 |
| 28 M. Ragnarsson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:59 | 0:02 | 3:50 | 23:51 |
| 17 T. Fedoruk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:00 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:46 | 2:50 | 0:00 | 15:36 |
| 95 D. Markov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16:02 | 0:23 | 3:29 | 19:54 |
| D. Brashear | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10:03 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 10:05 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 19774 |
| Referees | Chris Rooney, Stephen Walkom |
| Linesmen | Stephane Provost, Pierre Racicot |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | z - PIT | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 119 | 72 | |
| 2 | y - MTL | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 149 | 126 | 63 | |
| 3 | y - WSH | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 149 | 130 | 57 | |
| 4 | x - BOS | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 131 | 109 | 62 | |
| 5 | x - TOR | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 145 | 133 | 57 | |
| 6 | x - NYR | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 130 | 112 | 56 | |
| 7 | x - OTT | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 116 | 104 | 56 | |
| 8 | x - NYI | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 139 | 139 | 55 | |
| 9 | WPG | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 128 | 144 | 51 | |
| 10 | PHI | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 133 | 141 | 49 | |
| 11 | NJD | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 112 | 129 | 48 | |
| 12 | BUF | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 125 | 143 | 48 | |
| 13 | CAR | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 128 | 160 | 42 | |
| 14 | TBL | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 148 | 150 | 40 | |
| 15 | FLA | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 112 | 171 | 36 | |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| C. Giroux | 48 | 13 | 35 | -7 | 48 |
| J. Voracek | 48 | 22 | 24 | -7 | 46 |
| W. Simmonds | 45 | 15 | 17 | -7 | 32 |
| K. Timonen | 45 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 29 |
| B. Schenn | 47 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 26 |
| M. Read | 42 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 24 |
| D. Briere | 34 | 6 | 10 | -13 | 16 |
| S. Gagne | 38 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| S. Couturier | 46 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| R. Fedotenko | 47 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| S. Mason | 7 | 8 | 1 | .916 | 2.59 |
| I. Bryzgalov | 19 | 17 | 3 | .900 | 2.79 |